High Holy Days 5784 (2023)

Temple Beth Shalom is proudly supporting three organizations this year as our congregational High Holy Days tikkun olam focus. 

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Community First! Village and the Mobile Loaves & Fishes Truck Ministry 

Community First! Village is a 51-acre master-planned community that provides affordable and permanent housing to the formerly chronically homeless individuals in Austin, Texas. There are currently over 325 formerly homeless neighbors living in the village who have a safe and comfortable place to call home. 

The Mobile Loaves & Fishes Truck Ministry provides food, clothing, and other essential items to our neighbors in need. The truck ministry runs seven days a week, 365 days a year. Temple Beth Shalom has faithfully served on these volunteer-led truck runs for almost two decades and developed meaningful relationships with the people we serve. 

Austin Jews and Partners for Refugees

Austin Jews and Partners for Refugees is a grassroots community group who gather together to support and advocate for refugees. Members help in many different ways, from being tutors at English learning programs for adults and children to organizing donation drives and hosting advocacy events. We have formed Welcome Teams that have supported almost 1000 refugees arriving from Afghanistan since September 2021. We continue resettling these families and are also working on support for families from Ukraine, the Congo, more Afghans and other refugees from around the world. 

IsraAid

Founded in 2001 as a coalition of Israeli organizations working in disaster relief and international development, IsraAID has grown into an independent NGO and the largest humanitarian aid organization in Israel.

From earthquakes and hurricanes to epidemics and forced displacement, IsraAID has been at the forefront of responding to major humanitarian crises worldwide. It has worked in more than 60 countries and at any one time has around 300 staff members worldwide.